■Time & Date : Jul.27 Mon. 10:00-
Venue : D101
Applicant : 廖 海翔 Hai Xiang Liew
Title : Site-specific variation in flowering phenology of a spring ephemeral herb, Corydalis ambigua , and implications for population maintenance under seed set variation
Chief Examiner: Associate Prof. Kudo Gaku
Co-Examiners: Prof. Aiba Shinichiro, Prof. Tsuyuzaki Shiro, Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke
■Time & Date : Jul.24 Feb. 9:00-
Venue : D201
Applicant : 王 雪瑩 Wang Xueying
Title : Flexibility of the gut microbiome in giant pandas: insights from captive populations in Japan
Chief Examiner: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki
Co-Examiners: Prof. Utsumi Syunsuke, Associate Prof. Koizumi Itsuro, Assistant Prof.Hayakawa Takashi
■Time & Date : Jul.24 Feb. 10:30-
Venue : D201
Applicant : 西島 明日香 Nishijima Asuka
Title : Transcriptomic changes in peripheral blood across reproductive stages in female brown bears and polar bears
Chief Examiner: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki
Co-Examiners: Prof. Utsumi Syunsuke, Assistant Prof.Hayakawa Takashi, Associate Prof. Yanagawa Yojiro (Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine)
■Time & Date : Jul.15 Wed. 13:00-
Venue : D101
Applicant : 萩之内 竹斗 Haginouchi Taketo
Title : Studies on the effects of early-life nutrition on growth, physiological functions, and tissue development in Japanese Black cattle
Chief Examiner: Prof. Gotoh Takafumi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Hoshino Yoichiro, Associate Prof. Suzuki Yutaka, Prof. Matsuzaki Masatoshi (Hirosaki University)
■Time & Date : Apr.20 Mon.10:00～
Venue : C204-2
Applicant : 原田 実 Harada Minori
Title : Functional analysis of the two heterogeneous flagella of the brown algal gametes using CRISPR-Cas9
Chief Examiner: Prof. Nagasato Chikako
Co-Examiners: Prof. Hoshino Yoichiro, Associate Prof. Ichihara Kensuke, Prof. Kogame Kazuhiro (Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University), Prof. Fujita Tomomichi (Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University), Emeritus Prof. Motomura Taizo (Hokkaido University)
■Time & Date : Feb.2 Mon. 13:30～
Venue : D-201
Applicant : 田中 優斗 Tanaka Yuto
Title : マナマコの行動ダイナミクス：状態推定に基づく行動解析と環境要因の評価
(Behavioural dynamics of the Japanese sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus : behavioural analysis based on state estimation and evaluation of environmental drivers)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Takagi Tsutomu
Co-Examiners: Prof. Ijiri Shigeho, Associate Prof. Yoshimura Takeshi, Associate Prof. Koizumi Itsuro, Assistant Prof. Gomi Shintaro（Graduate School and Faculty of Fisheries）, Section Chief. Sakai Yuichi（Hokkaido Research Organization）
■Time & Date : Feb.4 Thu. 13:00～
Venue : D-201
Applicant : 古澤 惇平 Furusawa Jyunpei
Title : Body size shrinkage of a ground-dwelling beetle under global warming
（温暖化進行下の徘徊性甲虫の体サイズ縮小に関する研究）
Chief Examiner: Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke
Co-Examiners: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki, Assistant Prof. Sato Yasuhiro, Prof. Ikeda Hiroshi（Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo）
■Time & Date : 14:00- Jan.26 Mon
Venue : D-101
Applicant : 仲谷 朗 Nakaya Akira
Title : Potential of silvicultural practices focusing on wood properties of hardwood species in Hokkaido
Chief Examiner: Prof. Yoshida Toshiya
Co-Examiners: Prof. Takagi Kentaro, Associate Prof. Suzuki Satoshi, Prof. Sasaki Takanobu (Research Faculty of Agriculture)
■Time & Date : 13:30- Jan.23 Fri
Venue : ILTS-Room215
Applicant : 大塚 玲桜 Otsuka Reo
Title : α-トコフェロール動態を中心とした冬眠生理適応メカニズムの定量的解析
( Quantitative analysis of physiological adaptation mechanisms in hibernation focusing on α-Tocopherol dynamics )
Chief Examiner: Prof. Yamaguchi Yoshifumi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Tanaka Ryouichi, Prof. Okamatsu Yuko（Faculty of Veterinary Medicine）
■Time & Date : 13:30- Jan.23 Fri
Venue : C-202
Applicant : 関 恭佑 Seki Kyosuke
Title : バイオロギング手法を用いた太平洋ニシンの集団産卵に関する研究
(A study on group spawning behavior of Pacific herring Clupea pallasii using bio-logging methods)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Associate Prof. Minami Kenji, Associate Prof. Hagihara Seishi, Specially Appointed Professor Shida Osamu（Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere）
■Time & Date : 15:30- Jan.23 Fri
Venue : C-202
Applicant : 名畑 公晴 Nahata Kimiharu
Title : 漁業の担い手確保に資する価値観分析の試み― 価値観の多様性・共感・経済的効用の統合的検討 ―
(An integrative analysis of value orientations for securing human resources in fisheries: examining diversity, empathy, and economic utility)
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Associate Prof. Minami Kenji, Prof. Fukuda Satoru (Regional Fisheries Co-Creation Center）, Specially Appointed Professor Shida Osamu（Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere）
■Time & Date : 13:00- Jan.19 Mon
Venue : D-201
Applicant : 呂 依丹 LYU Yidan
Title : Studies on ploidy-dependent temperature responses of male gametophytes in Lilium leichtlinii
Chief Examiner: Prof. Hoshino Yoichiro
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nagasato Chikako, Assistant Prof. Hirata Toshiyuki, Associate Prof. Yamagishi Masumi（Research Faculty of Agriculture）
Time & Date : 10:30- Oct.30 Thu
Venue : D-101
Applicant :Amna Ilyas
Title : Integrative insights into novel host range expansion in the Solidago-specialist invasive aphid Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum
Chief Examiner: Prof. Utsumi Shunsuke
Co-Examiners: Prof. Koshikawa Shigeyuki, Prof. Ohara Masahiro（The Hokkaido University Museum）, Assistant Prof. Sato Yasuhiro
Time & Date : 14:00- Aug. 1st, Fri.
Venue : C-204-2
Applicant : 李 心怡 LI Xinyi
Title : Study on the catch characteristics of chum salmon based on the vertical behaviour in the coastal water of Shiretoko Peninsula
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Prof. Shida Osamu(Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere), Assoc.prof. Minami Kenji
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Time & Date : 16:00- Aug. 1st, Fri.
Venue : C-204-2
Applicant : JOHNSTONE Jackson Brooks
Title : Study on a recolonizing population of sea otters (Enhydra lutris ) in eastern Hokkaido: feeding habits and the effects of a major environmental disturbance upon them
Chief Examiner: Prof. Miyashita Kazushi
Co-Examiners: Prof. Nakaoka Masahiro, Prof. Mitani Yoko(Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University), Assoc.prof. Minami Kenji